Ohio Code 5907.08 – Proceedings when resident becomes incompetent
When a resident of a veterans’ home becomes dangerous to the community due to a mental illness, the superintendent of the Ohio veterans’ homes shall file with the probate judge of the county in which the home is located substantially the following affidavit:
Terms Used In Ohio Code 5907.08
- Affidavit: A written statement of facts confirmed by the oath of the party making it, before a notary or officer having authority to administer oaths.
- Probate: Proving a will
- state: means the state of Ohio. See Ohio Code 1.59
“The State of Ohio, __________ county, ss. ___________, superintendent of the Ohio veterans’ homes, being duly sworn, says that the superintendent believes that ____________, a resident of the veterans’ home located in __________ county, has a mental illness; that, in consequence of the resident’s mental illness, the resident’s being at large is dangerous to the community, and that the resident was received into the home from ____________ county, on the ______ day of _________, _____
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